The architectural style of the early Chicago skyscrapers from the turn of the 19th and 20th century

The architectural style of the early Chicago skyscrapers from the turn of the 19th and 20th century is referred to as the Chicago School. Most areas of the facade of skyscrapers that period occupied bands of windows and facade decoration is mostly limited to a simple ornamental strips separating the various floors. Richer decoration used to have only a few lower floors, where they often housed the decoration of its stores and should attract the attention of people passing through. A perfect example of this solution is to store Carson, Pirie, Scott architect Louis H. Sullivan from 1899. The ground and first floors are framed with a rich cast iron embossed with floral motifs, while the remaining ten floors is lined with white terracotta and left virtually unadorned. freshco canada flyer Sullivan concluded the construction of a typical overhanging ledge, but she was already removed in 1948. The building became the prototype of a modern office building, which naturally combined the store and office space in one unit and still serves this purpose. She has been extended every outbuilding but always respecting the appearance of the original building. In 2010, completed a four-year, very careful renovation, and the result is in all for it.
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